Planning Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

Lead SAP Planning & Governance

• Own and govern production planning activities within SAP PP/MM, driving standardized processes and best-practice system utilization.
• Maintain and optimize critical SAP planning parameters to support accurate and stable planning outputs.
• Ensure disciplined execution of MPS/MRP runs, exception management, and planning processes.
• Identify and resolve system, process, parameter, and master-data issues that impact planning performance.
• Partner with IT and SAP functional teams on system enhancements, upgrades, testing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Establish standard work, process documentation, and training for SAP-based planning activities.

Lead & Develop the Planning Team

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of production planners.
• Build strong SAP capabilities across the team, including transaction proficiency, planning logic, exception management, and analytical skills.
• Establish clear expectations, performance measures, and accountability.
• Promote a culture of data accuracy, operational excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Develop team capability to proactively identify constraints, risks, and opportunities.

Drive Integrated Production Planning & S&OP

• Lead execution of Master Production Scheduling (MPS) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) within SAP.
• Translate demand signals and forecasts into executable production, material, and procurement plans.
• Balance customer service, inventory, production capacity, and cost objectives.
• Ensure SAP planning outputs are aligned with broader S&OP/IBP processes.
• Partner with demand planning to improve forecast consumption, planning accuracy, and responsiveness.
• Support the implementation or enhancement of SAP IBP or APO, where applicable.
• Develop scenarios and provide data-driven recommendations to support leadership decision-making.

Partner Across the Business

• Collaborate with Procurement to ensure timely availability of raw materials and components.
• Partner with Manufacturing to optimize production schedules, resource utilization, and capacity while minimizing downtime.
• Work closely with Customer Service and Sales to support order fulfillment, customer commitments, and lead-time management.
• Serve as a key planning liaison across Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, Sales, Customer Service, IT, and Finance.
• Provide clear visibility into capacity constraints, material shortages, SAP exceptions, and supply risks.
• Use SAP-driven insights to influence cross-functional and enterprise-level decisions.

Strengthen Systems, Data & Reporting

• Maintain a high level of planning and master-data integrity within SAP.
• Monitor production planning metrics and KPIs to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure planning-related master data and system parameters remain accurate and aligned with business requirements.
• Leverage SAP reporting capabilities, including SAP Analytics and embedded reporting, to turn planning data into actionable insights.
• Develop and maintain meaningful dashboards and performance measures that improve planning visibility and decision-making.

Drive Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement process improvements that increase planning accuracy, stability, and efficiency.
• Reduce manual workarounds through improved SAP functionality, process discipline, and automation.
• Identify and eliminate root causes of MRP instability, including master-data issues and ineffective planning parameters.
• Support or lead Lean and Six Sigma initiatives using SAP data to identify opportunities and measure results.
• Standardize planning processes and best practices across value streams where appropriate.

How Success Will Be Measured

Key performance indicators may include:

• MRP stability and effectiveness of exception management
• On-Time In-Full (OTIF) delivery
• Forecast accuracy and consumption performance
• Inventory turns and days of supply
• Master-data accuracy
• Production schedule adherence
• Capacity utilization
• Planning process efficiency and reduction of manual interventions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of supply chain, materials, or production planning experience within an SAP-enabled manufacturing environment.
• 3–5 years of people leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• SAP PP (Production Planning)
• SAP MM (Materials Management)
• MPS and MRP execution and exception management
• Production planning parameters and master data
• Deep understanding of MRP logic, planning strategies, capacity planning, inventory management, and SAP master-data structures.
• Experience with SAP APO and/or SAP IBP strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and drive system-enabled process improvements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to translate complex planning and SAP data into clear business recommendations.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred.

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